Southwest Region

1. SOUTHWEST REGIONTRIBAL/INTERIOR BUDGET COUNCILNATIONAL BUDGET MEETINGFY 2017Washington, D.C.March 2015

2. Southwest Region • Consists of 25 tribes and one Navajo Chapter located in parts of Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas • A land base of 5.3 million acres. • The tribes within the Region are culturally diverse groups, comprised of the Apache, Ute, Pueblo and Ramah Navajo extractions. • Government structures among the tribal entities range from traditional forms of government to conventional constitutional governments.

3. Promises of Justice, and Prosperity… OUR VISION Eliminate disparities for all American Indian / Alaska Native people OUR COMMON GOAL To fully fund the Bureau of Indian Affairs

4. Legal Basis for Federal Services • United States Constitution Article VI • The Snyder Act of 1921 • The Transfer Act of 1954 • Indian Sanitation Facilities and Services Action of 1959 • The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (enacted 1975) • Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 1976 • The Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1986 • The Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act of 1990

5. Southwest Priorities • Due to the lack of funding across the board for our programs, it is unrealistic to choose which program is a priority over another. • For too long, Tribes have been left with fighting over the scraps of an underfunded budget.

6. Tribal Priority Allocation (TPA) Annually, tribes are requested to establish their budget priorities. The Southwest Regional Tribes contend that all Tribal Priority Allocation (TPA) programs are priorities.

7. TPA Programs • Scholarships and Adult Education (TPA) $ 3,119 • Social Services (TPA) $ 4,087 • Tribal Courts (TPA) $ 2,328 • Road Maintenance (TPA) $ 2,446 • Indian Child Welfare Act (TPA) $ 1,543 • Aid to Tribal Government Program (TPA) $ 2,461 • Real Estate Services (TPA) $ 3,364 • Consolidated Tribal Govt Program (TPA) $ 7,635 • Agriculture Program (TPA) $ 2,373 • Forestry Program (TPA) $ 2,569 • Johnson O’Malley Assistance Grants (TPA) $ 1,474 • Wildlife & Parks Program (TPA) $ 522 • Economic Development (TPA) $ 171 • Rights Protection (TPA) $ 197 • Welfare Assistance (TPA) $ 7,481 • Housing Improvement Program(TPA) $ 801 • Contract Support (TPA) $ 24,600 • Program FY 2017 • Increase (+10%)

8. TPA ProgramsCon’t • Natural Resources(TPA) $ 509 • Job Placement and Training (TPA) $ 1,146 • Executive Direction (TPA) $ 1,407 • Administrative Services (TPA) $ 1,274 • Program FY 2017 • Increase (+10%)

9. Scholarship and Adult Education • Program goal is to enable students to achieve post-secondary academic success with the intention of giving back to our communities. • Increase in funds for scholarships is critically important to ensure financial support to students so that they can successfully reach their educational and academic goals. • Provide support services to help acquire basic and professional skills for workplace and society in general.

10. Social Services • Increase funding for full-time professional positions to meet program needs. • Providing funds for training and staff development, is critically needed. • Funding would allow for the program to enhance the service providers and support staff needed to support the families in need of services in our communities.

11. Tribal Courts • Increase funding for professional court positions. • Increase funding to upgrade and purchase new equipment. • An effective and efficient tribal court system contributes to a safe community, increases the welfare of all members and helps ensure productive citizens.

12. ROAD MAINTENANCE • The ultimate goal of the program is to make our communities safer. • Increase funding to provide adequate staffing. • Increase funding to replace and repair heavy equipment needed to maintain roads.

13. Indian Child Welfare Act • Increase funding for full-time professional positions to meet program needs. • Increase in funding for emergency costs for children placed in substitute/foster care and provide support for families. • Prevention is critical to building a healthy community. Increase funding to provide prevention and intervention programs.

14. NON-TPA Programs • Criminal Investigations and Police Services $ 19,282 • Detention/Corrections $ 9,448 • Fish, Wildlife and Parks Project $ 836 Facilities Operations & Maintenance $ 1,310 Tribal Management & Development Program $ 924 Forestry Projects $ 2,021 Irrigation, Operations and Maintenance $ 1,136 Operations and Maintenance $ 1,348 ISEP Formula Funds $ 38,657 Special Higher Education Scholarships $ 274 Education Program Management $ 1,419 Safety of Dams $ 2,353 • Program FY 2017 • Increase (+10%)

15. NEEDS-BASED BUDGET • Funding for Education has been decreasing and services are severely constrained. Increase funding is needed for the increase in education participants, culturally relevant programs and Scholarship funding for higher education. • In the Social Services unit there is a need for fulltime professional positions to meet program needs. Provide funding for training and staff development. Additional dollar would allow for the programs to enhance the service providers and the other support staff needed to support the amount of families in need of services.

16. NEEDS-BASED BUDGET CONT’D • Tribal Courts provide court services to all that appear before the Tribal court. Funding is needed to fund professional court positions, upgrade equipment, and technical assistance to update legal codes. • Aid to Tribal Government provides support and basic services to all its community. Funding will allow for continued Self-Determination project, Self-government, renovations to Tribal Government structures and upgrade to technology and training.

17. NEEDS-BASED BUDGET CONT’D • Funding is desperately needed for Law Enforcement Agency in the set up of the judicial infrastructure, certification training for Tribal Officers, and funding is needed for the positions in the area of correctional, Tribal Officer and staff. • Funding needed to provide adequate staffing of equipment operators, mechanics and field supervisors for Road Maintenance. Increase funding to replace and repair heavy equipment needed to maintain roads.

18. TPA and Needs Base Budget Increases

19. Non-TPA and Needs Base Budget Increases Southwest Region total need budget for FY17: $45 Million

20. Southwest Region Budget for the past 6 years

21. “We are going to keep working together to make sure that the promise of America is fully realized for every Native American.” President Barack Obama